Hair curler and waver.



S. F. & N. D. TOWNE.

HAIR CURLER AND WAVER.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.20, 1918.

1 ,29O,6 84;. Patented Jan; 7, 1919.

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Wiineaaeg s, F. & N. n. TOWNB HAIR CURLER AND WAVER.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.20. 19x22.

1 ,290,684. Patented Jan. 7, 1919.

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construct our; improved hair curler and T f FifiExQ;

- SAMUEL E. TOWN'E AND NonMnN n. TOWN'E, or PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA. 1

HAIR CURLER AND WAVER.

To all whom it mayconcem:

Beit knownthat we, SAMUEL FLTOW E and UNORMAN -D. TOWNE,' citizens of the. United States, residing at Philadelphia,

county of Philadelphia; and State ofPennsy1vania,have invented certain new and usefull Iniprovements in Hair "Curlers and Wavers, of which the following is a specification.

One object of our invention .is to provide an improved haircurler'and waver the body portion ofwhich is made of fabric covered wires which, are provided at their ends with flexiblec'ushion tips of non-metallic'material.

Anoth ei';object ofour invention is to so waver that the" cushioned tips will be strong and durableand form a protection-for the ends 'of the wires.

A further object is to easily and freely inserted Within .-thelhair and will have noportions in which the hair will @Cfi'tCh." 4

These objects, and other advantageous.

ends WhichWi'll bedescribedhereinafter, we

attain in the fol'lowingjnanner, referencexbev ing had to the accompanying drawings; in

which-1' Figure 1is aplan view ofour'im proved,

hair. curler and waver.

Fig.1 2 is an enlarged fragmentary end in'F g 1i I F1g. 3 1s aview ofsimflarnature to Fig. 2, showing one end n section,

Fig. 4 is a transversesectiontaken on the- Fig." 5 is a transverse section takenonthe.

-line.5%5 0f F g Fig. 6. is a view of the-hair curler and waver-(shown in Figs. 1 to 5, inclusive,jbeforeit 'isfwrapp d .wi th a thread bindingwhich forms a part of our invention,

Fitz. 7 is'a transversesection taken-on the line-7 of Fig.- 6,

Fitz. 8', is a section taken on the line 8- 8 "Fig; 11 is a sectional view taken on the lin -ille-g-ll of E gpa so construct our im-' proved hair curler and waver that it mav be view, of v the hair icurler and; waver shown I Specification of LettersPatent; f Patented n npplication iiled'flugustw;1918.hSerialNoiZEQZB.*1

Fig. 12 is a sectional view taken on the line 12-.12'01' Fig. .10.

Referring to Figs'.'1 'to 9,, inclusiveyl5 and l6represent two metallic wires which' are twisted together in the direction oftheirilength and are Covered with a fabric cover ing 17. This .fabrio-cove'ring'of each ot the wires '15 and l6 consists of an outerlayer-18 and aninner layer 19; The-outer layer E18? is preferably made of interwoven "or braided threads and thusa secure binding is providedfor the inner layer 19' andthe" wires 151mm 16: The wires 15" and- 16 are preferably made of non-resilient flexible metal so that when bent they-will retain the'bent position In makingthe" hair curler andwaver as and waver. This can be done by cuttingeff the proper. length. of Wires and thenpu shing the fabric covering back over the wires and cutting the desiredf amount oif the ends of the. .wires." The {:fabric covering is 'then pulled into its normal position and'in so do ing the-cutendsof thBrWlIBS are entirely cov ered by: 1 the 1 K opposite. end: portions *ofi said fabriccovering. I

After this has been-done the? en ofthe fabric covering 17 :are preferably sate urated: or coated with a waterproof glue or sizing. This coating or saturation can be done either by'applvingthe glue or siz 1ng to theiendportions of-the fabric covering or said latterend portionswcan-be steeped o dipped in the glue or sizing.

The threads .ofthe fabrlc covering" are then preferably-dwistedj in "the manner: clearly shown in Figs. 3 and 6 of thei'drawin2s,'and a cushion tip'QOisthus provided.

which forms a taperedprotecting"cushion for the cutends 21 and-22 of the wires 15 and 16. The endportions are then wound with'a thread 23, .Sfl-id-WindiIiE starting" {LC-I" a position within -the'leinqth of-the wire's 15' and 16 and being continued' overrthe cushion tip 20. .If desired the thread-23 can be sized or coated with glue so. that after theuwinding' has taken plac'es'aidthread will securelyabindand maintain its position, as illustrated in-Figs. 1 to '5--in- It will thus benot-ed that'l'th'ef thread'23serves' to bind.- .the end port-ions of elusive.

the wires 15 and 16 together and also to bind together the twisted threads of the fabric covering 17. A

It will be observed from Figs. 3 and 6 that a portion of the threads of the outer layer 18 of one Wire covering serves to assist in binding certain of the threads of the inner layer 19.of the other wire covering. Thus adjacent ends of the fabric covering of both of the wires are substantially integral and at the same time the advantage of having the two separate wires between the tips of the hair curler is maintained so as to permit free twisting and untwisting of the convolutions of the body portion of the fabric covered wires.

Ahair curler and waver thus formed can be easily inserted within the hair without injury to the scalp or tothe hair and so that no metal will come in contact with the head or hair. At the same time a secure binding is provided at the ends so that twisting and untwisting of the central body portion will not act to separate or break the wires away from their binding. Further than this, a neat and comparatively smooth end binding is provided which has no portions in which the hair can catch or become lodged.

In Figs. .10 to 12, inclusive, we have shown a modification of our invention in which insteadof pulling the fabric cover back over the ends of the wires and cutting off the ends as above described in the form of our invention illustrated in Figs. 1 to 9, inclu- -sive. the ends of the wires canbe cut off abruptly and a wrapping 24: can be applied to. the'end portions of the fabric covered wires so that a portion 25 projects beyond the cut ends 21 and 22. This wrapping 2i can be made of tape or other flexible non metallic material which-can be pasted to the end portions of the fabric covered wires, after which a winding of thread 26 can be applied in the samemanner as above de scribed in connection with the thread Winding 23.

By winding the portion 25 with the thread 26 said portion 25 will become bunched and will taper, as clearly shown in Fig. 10. The

. bunching of the portion 25 provides a cushion tip for protecting the end portions 21 and 22 of the wires. In this form of our invention we have indicated at 27 the fabric covering for the wires 15 and 16, these wires being twisted within their length in the same manner as described and illustrated in connection with Figs. 1 to 9,'inclusive.

If the outer covering 17 is in the form of a braid or other interwoven formation, a part can be raveled in order to permit a smooth twisting of the threads in the manner shown in'Figs.'5 and 6.

WYhiIe We have described our invention as taking a particular form, it will be underfairly come within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described our invention,

what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A hair curler and waver including a wire having a non-metallic wrapped cushion tip forming a coverin for the end of said wire, substantially as escribed.

2. A hair curler and waver including two wires twisted together within their length; and non-metallic flexible means wrapped around the adjacent end portio'ns'of said wires and projecting beyond said edge portions to provide outwardly tapering flexible cushion tips, substantially as described.

3.- A hair curler and waver including two wires twisted together within their length; non-metallic flexible means surrounding the end portions of said wires and projecting beyond said edge portions to provide'an outwardly tapering flexible cushion tip and a thread winding surrounding the end portions of said wires and the projecting portion of said non-metallic flexible means, substantially as described.

4. A hair curler and waver including two fabric covered wires in which the ends of the wires are cut off within the length of the fabric covering; and a binding for said wires, said binding being continued over the fabric covering beyond the ends of said wires, substantially'as described.

5. A hair curler and waver including two fabric covered wires in which the ends of the wires are cutoff within .the length of the fabriccovering, said fabric covering, be-

yond the cut portion of said wires, beingtwisted; and a flexible binding for said wires, said binding being continued over the twisted fabric covering beyond the ends of said wires, substantially as described.

6. A hair curler and waver including two fabric covered wires in which the ends of the wires are cut off :within the length of the fabric covering, said fabric covering, beyond' the cut portion of said wires, being twisted and a flexible binding for said wires, said binding beingcontinuedover the twisted fabric covering beyond the ends of said wires, said binding consisting ofa continuous thread wound around said fabric covering, substantially as described.

7. The process herein described of making a hair curler and waver which consists in taking two fabric covered wires; then cutting off the end portions of the wires within the length of the fabric covering so as to permit a portion of said fabric covering to a hair curler and waver which consists in taking two fabric covered wires; then cutting off the end portions of the Wires within the length of the fabric covering so as to permit a portion of said fabric covering to project beyond the cut ends of the wires; then twisting together the threads of said projecting portions of the covering; then applying glue or sizing to said twisted portions; and finally binding the portions containing the ends of the wires, said binding also extending around said projecting portions of the wire covering, substantially as described.

9. The process herein described of making a hair curler and waver which consists in taking two fabric covered wires; then cutting oif the end portions of the wires within the length of the fabric covering so as to permit a portion .of said fabric covering to project beyond the out ends of the wires; then twisting together the threads of said projecting portions of the covering; then applying glue or sizing to said twisted portions; and finally binding the portions containing the ends of the wires, said binding extending around said projecting portions of the wire covering, said binding consisting of wrapping a thread. around said portions of the covering containing the ends of the wires, said thread winding being continued around said projecting portions of the covering, substantially as described.

10. The process herein described of making a hair curler and waver which consists in taking two fabric covered wires; then pushing the fabric covering back over the ends of the wires; then cutting a certain portion ofi the ends of the wires; then returning the fabric covering to its normal position so as to project beyond the cut ends of the wires; and finally binding the portion containing the ends of the Wires, said binding also extending around said projecting portion of the wire covering, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof we have signed our names to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

SAMUEL F. TOWNE. NORMAN D. TOWNE.

Witnesses;

MARY A. INoLAR, CHAS. E. POTTS.

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Washington, D. 0." 

